Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference in Springfield to introduce a bill to prevent students from being ...

The first effort, in 2022, stalled amid concerns that the wording would prohibit law enforcement from intervening in serious ...

Neville further said "consistency between the two laws is essential" for both marijuana users and police, thereby giving lawmakers a path and the motivation to follow.

But during a Rainbow PUSH Coalition breakfast to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the two Democrats vigorously condemned the Republican leader’s agenda and character. Their public remarks ...

Blessing Aoci has been reunited with her family, police said. A 4-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a vehicle when it was stolen early Thursday morning has been found safe following an ...

16-year-old fatally shot in front of home in Belleville: Police He’s introduced a bill to create an Indiana-Illinois boundary ... Constitution says, “No new State shall be formed or erected ...

The focus of the inquest is to establish the manner of death (i.e. suicide, homicide, undetermined, accidental, etc.). No suspects ... Hubble's interactions with Illinois State Police revealed ...

Illinois residents may soon be able to present state identification by opening an app on their smartphone or smartwatch. The Illinois Secretary of State office has announced a goal of launching ...

falling 94-69 to No. 19 Illinois in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana trailed by 25 minutes late in the first half, prompting calls from the student section for IU to fire its coach. The chants ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office is conducting the public vote. Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal ...

Indiana hosts No. 19 Illinois tonight and the Fighting Illini are coming off a surprising 82-72 loss to USC on Saturday at the State Farm Center. It’s a crucial week for Brad Underwood’s team ...

Arguing age alone should no longer determine whether some seniors get to keep their driver's licenses, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is pushing to increase the age at which ...